Zelensky Reports Six Dead, Ten Injured in Russian Attacks
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky reported six deaths and ten injuries from Russian attacks since Friday evening.
- Attacks targeted civilian residential buildings in Sloviansk and a Nova Post facility in Sumy.
- Ukraine's air defenses reportedly downed 127 drones and one missile overnight.
Russian attacks since Friday evening have killed six people and injured ten others across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Saturday. The assaults included a bombardment of civilian residential buildings in the eastern city of Sloviansk and a drone strike on a Nova Post facility in Sumy, in the north.
"More than ten residential buildings were damaged by a Russian bombing in Sloviansk on Friday evening," Zelensky stated on Telegram. He condemned the three fatalities in Sumy, emphasizing that Russian forces could not have been unaware that their targets in both Sloviansk and Sumy were civilian.
More than ten residential buildings were damaged by a Russian bombing in Sloviansk on Friday evening.
Overall, Ukraine's air defenses reported intercepting 127 drones and one missile during a large-scale overnight assault. Russia reportedly deployed 159 unmanned systems in the attack, including two Kh-59/69 air-launched missiles and 157 drones, according to Ukraine's Air Force. Zelensky also lamented other attacks that damaged a residential building in Kharkiv and a market in Zaporizhzhia.
The enemy attacked with two Kh-59/69, guided missiles launched from the air over the Black Sea and 157 drones.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.